blue part 5, collage part 3

Check out these great blue postcards from Shirley:

and these beauties from Chris:

Chris also sent a card for the collage challenge.  She collaged the front and the back, so I scanned both sides.

This wraps up these two swaps.

Cards will go out to you all in Monday's mail.

Blue postcards part 4

It's official:  The blue swap is our most popular swap to date!

56 postcards have arrived so far, beating out last year's black & white swap.

Here are the latest cards to grace my mailbox.

Three expressive drawings from Barbara:

Five fabulous cards from Gina, including one of her original lino-cut monoprints.

 These next three beauties are from Jo:

 

 Judith created this Matisse-inspired window card.  She has suggested this theme for a future swap and now that I see her card, I'm in agreement!

First time MMSA swapper Lilia sent this wonderful winter tree.

Welcome Lilia!  So glad you found us.

Tammy's card has me yearning for a winter spa getaway.

Thanks for playing, everyone.

Good mail chases the blues away.

Blue postcards part 3

Here are the latest batch of blue postcards.

Carroll clearly doesn't have the blues out of her system yet, she sent in two more postcards with lots of great stitching on them:

 Katie also added stitching to her wonderful cards:

 Polly sent three lovely watercolor cards.  The scan does not do the subtle beauty of this first one justice:

 The last of today's cards came from Leslie:

 

Another wonderful batch of mail!

blue postcards - part 2

These first few beauties are from Amy.  The two in the middle feature sun prints - so perfect for this theme.

 

The next five come from Carlene.  They are a wonderful variety of techniques and materials, not to mention all those various shades of blue.

Corrine could have sent these anonymously and I would have recognized her fabulous use of washi tape and corrugated cardboard anywhere.

I got another envelope from Cynthia today, who couldn't resist adding this card to the five she sent earlier this week.

 Some gorgeous paper weaving and haiku from Ellen:

 

 

 Some dreamy mixed media from Kathy.  That heart feels like fabric or felt and it's stitched on top of the postcard.

 Luscious layers of paint from Tina:

And Terrie shared 4 of her 365 collages in 2013: